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Beauty Revolts In 'Something In the Air'

Olivier Assayas thrills with youth gone wild

[Exene Says . . .] 'I Had a Dream That I Woke Up, But It Was Too Late!'

[Editor's Note: Our esteemed punk-rock columnist Exene Cervenka decided she wanted to share a short story with you. It comes in parts, starting this week. Since most everything she does is badass, we figured this would be no different. The following is part one of "I Had a Dream That I Woke Up, But ... More >>

Ottmar Liebert: A Flamenco Guitarist Who'd Rather Listen to Horns

Ottmar Liebert is one of the most popular flamenco-style guitarists, yet he doesn't like to place himself in that genre. Instead, Liebert infuses flamenco techniques with his own style that borrows from non-stringed instruments and genres you'd never imagine he'd listen to. The Grammy-nominated and ... More >>

10 Classical Albums to Listen to While Studying or Writing

In 1993, the famous book by Don Campbell, The Mozart Effect, convinced millions that listening to Mozart can have a substantial effect on cognition.  Now, the debate over whether or not music improves intelligence is filled with psychologists, neurologists, teachers, and musicians with so many ... More >>

The Week in Forgetfulness: Books by Crooks, the Cold War and a Writer to Remember

My kind editor, The Mexican, offered to reimburse me for purchase of the ex-governor of California's memoirs. I considered reading and reviewing the provocatively titled Total Recall:  My Unbelievably True Life Storybut I felt so uncomfortable at even the thought of walking into a bookstor ... More >>

Words of Protest, Words of Freedom: Can't Find What You Can't (Won't) Read? Live Among the Dead!

This week offered Mr. Bib a walk down Memory Lane, if perhaps other people's memories, and the opportunity to recall Claire Spark's observation that a long memory is indeed the most radical idea in American history. Or maybe even a short one. Encouraged by a comment from a reader suggesting that the ... More >>

On The Line: Geeta Bansal Of Clay Oven, Part Two

We don't request a recipe anymore, but sometimes our chefs still want to contribute. After Part Two, you can continue reading to learn how to create the watermelon curry photographed above. Tell us how the dish works out-- we know vegans and Paleo dieters that would love to add another recipe to the ... More >>

Miley Cyrus Calls Anaheim Resident a "Fucking Creep" on Twitter

See Also*Our List of Opening DJ Codes, Laminated and Posted Backstage at the Yost for All Newbs to See*Did MTV Really Snub Waka Flocka Flame's Rapping Rooster?*Top Five Musical Impressions From Comedian Pablo FranciscoNote to self: Whenever you decide you want to collect a few more social media foll ... More >>

Norin & Rad: A Pair of Local DJs Putting OC Trance on the Map

See Also: Above & Beyond's Tony McGuinness Shares Why He Loves SoCal Above & Beyond - The Shrine Auditorium - 5/18/12 Armin Van Buuren - Sutra - 5/28/12 Before joining Norin & Rad, Bruce Karlsson had been dabbling in producing and other music projects while Nick Sember was spinning ... More >>

4 Newport Beach Film Festival Hits: I Wish, Servitude, H2indO, Memorial Day

There's a line from I Wish, Monday night's heartwarming Pacific Rim Spotlight film from Japan that showed at Big Newport, that will resonate with independent filmmakers. A boy looking at a CD cover of his father's rock band asks his younger brother what "indie" means.The kid answers, "I think it me ... More >>

Environmentalists and Musicians Lobbying Against NAMM

​ Major environmental organizations have united with musicians in common cause as the NAMM Show in Anaheim commences. They are taking issue with the association's lobbying efforts in support of the RELIEF Act, which environmentalists argue would weaken regulations against illegal logging if passed ... More >>

Why Doesn't Mexico Participate in the Olympics

[¡Ask a Mexican!!] And why do some Mexicans hate their dark skin?

Kaskade Masters Time, Space and Big-Room Electronica

The DJ from San Clemente headlines the biggest New Year's parties in the Southwest

Gourmet Grill Masters Has Chicken that Don't Stop!

[Hole In the Wall] The famous rotisserie-chicken purveyor opens its first restaurant . . . in Irvine?!

On the Line: Eric Souka of Capital Seafood, Part One

​The latest branch of Capital Seafood greeted guests just less than a month ago, bringing its signature Asian cuisine to the lifestyle venue known as the Irvine Spectrum. Executive director Eric Souka has been cooking with Capital for more than 30 years, and he was gracious enough to meet between ... More >>

Yeastie Boys Talk Clowns, Cops and Venues That Rhyme With 'Slidenard'

Photo courtesy of Yeastie BoysDirt Clown of Yeastie Boys​The Yeastie Boys might be simultaneously the best and worst band in Orange County right now--a good old-fashioned punk rock cover band that takes itself so un-seriously it's got a circus theme. Started three years ago as a way to replace ty ... More >>

The Black Lips Go Slick

The Atlanta garage-rock band enlist Mark Ronson's production style for their sixth album to change things up

Man Man In the Dark

Battling doomsday prophecies, death and the IRS, Man Man see a light at the end of the tunnel with their fourth album

"It's a Small World" Could Have Been Much More Annoying

​This year marks the 45th anniversary of Disneyland's "It's a Small World." The ride--which originally had a working title of "Children of the World" (and Walt himself only ever referred to as "the happiest cruise that ever sailed")--debuted in the park on May 28, 1966.Ever since then, the ride's ... More >>

Linkin Park to Play Secret Show in LA for Tsunami Relief

Linkin Park​ Foreign tragedies have a way of hitting close to home when you're world famous and have embarked on several world tours. For Southern California's Linkin Park, the March earthquake and tsunami in Japan affected them on a personal level. "We have family ties to Japan," Chester Ben ... More >>

Black Lips Clean Up (A Bit) For 'Arabia Mountain'

Zach Wolfe​Atlanta's Black Lips are notorious for grimy garage pop matched by equally dirty antics--puking on stage, making out with each other, making fun of Wavves. For plenty of us, this was exactly how a band such as theirs should act, and sound. So we could be forgiven for being dubious at t ... More >>

Watch Artist Robert Vargas Paint Far East Movement Today!

​Artist Robert Vargas, who most recently was on the cover of our sister publication LA Weekly's Best of LA People, is going to paint hip-hop group Far East Movement live at the LA Art Walk later today. After which the boys who made "Like a G6" 2010's disco anthem and turned "sizzurp" into a hous ... More >>

Five Things You Want to Know About Akon

​Akon's been pretty busy lately--touring all over the world (he's was in India, Oregon and good old Cali), starting two labels (Konvict Muzic and Kon Live Distribution), collaborating with everyone from Snoop Dogg to Dr. Dre and prepping for his new album in the fall. The Grammy-nominated artist ... More >>

Patrick Rue Is the Brue-master

From a Placentia industrial park, Patrick Rue and his Bruery have revolutionized craft-beermaking in Southern California

My Morning Jacket Wants to be Dengue Fever

Andrew Youssef/OC Weekly​Kentucky band My Morning Jacket's foray into revivalism on their latest, Circuital (out May 31),  involve making soul palatable to bros via rock & roll. Actually it's something frontman Jim James has done throughout their career, but on their latest single "Holdi ... More >>

Sweet Limited Edition Releases for Record Store Day

​Record Store Day is like Christmas in April for both fans and independent record shops. Fans make pilgrimages to local shops seeking limited edition releases, free shows, band signing, bonuses, sales and if you're lucky, free food. The releases are hyper-limited--smaller stores may only get one ... More >>

Kobe Bryant Stars in Chinese Hip-Hop Video

​Hey, if that whole basketball thing doesn't work out, Kobe Bryant can always launch a second career making cameos in hip-hop videos overseas. The versatile Laker is featured in "Tian Di Yi Dou" ("World Battle"), a music video starring Taiwanese superstar Jay Chou,which also seems to be a gl ... More >>

What Are the Origins of Mariachi?

[¡Ask a Mexican!] And should the United States deny birthright citizenship?

Indian Press Spotlights Midnight Radio's 'Dalit Diva'

http://www.myspace.com/mymidnightradio​Raised in Westminster, Thenmozhi Soundararajan has grown to become a multifaceted creative force. After completing high school in OC, she traveled north to the Bay Area to become Executive Director of Third World Majority. Afterward, Soundararajan  retur ... More >>

Strip Tease

Set in a sleazy NYC club, Abel Ferrara's 'Go Go Tales' is actually kinda sweet

Forking Around With . . . Dr. Orly Taitz, Esq.

John Gilhooley/OC WeeklyOrly Taitz was the subject of a Weekly cover story in June 2009.​"Forking Around With . . ." is our occasional feature meant to spotlight the food likes and dislikes of people of prominence in Orange County. Dr. Orly Taitz, the Rancho Santa Margarita attorney and dentist wh ... More >>

U.S. Senator Names UCI's World of Warcraft Research One of the Worst Wastes of Taxpayer Dollars in 2010

​In Tom Coburn's just-released "Wastebook 2010," an 85-page tirade on what the U.S. senator believes are the year's 100 most outrageous uses of tax dollars, UC Irvine's $3 million research of World of Warcraft and other games comes in at No. 6. "Most people have to work for a l ... More >>

Edward Colver's Greatest Hits

Hibbleton Art Gallery goes into the pit with the iconic photographer's 'The Eye of the LA Punk Scene'

UC Irvine's New Computer-Games Major Gets Its Game On

The school is banking big on computer games as an emerging discipline

Election 2010: Gustavo Drinks Through the Election, Or: Trashing the Dems and Bashing Whitman

​Updated throughout the day, with the freshest post on top. Click after the jump for vignettes on Barbara Coe, Loretta Sanchez, Meg Whitman, and Borat!Midnight. Drink of choice: Alka-Seltzer...my pockets hurt. Loretta Sanchez has pulled away by thousands of votes, but we'll wait until the official ... More >>

Drew Andrews: 'All the Silly Genre Names...Chillwave, for Example, Seem Passing and Crappy to Me.'

​ When Drew Andrews isn't busy being a part of various musical acts he spends his time... well, being Drew Andrews. As a contributing member of acts like Via Satellite and the ongoing music project The Album Leaf, Andrews has played a role in the creation of numerous albums. But with a solo EP jus ... More >>

Pensive, Yet Airborne

[Best of OC 2010] Yuri Tag's 10 OC Survival Tips

Three Reasons to Hate Morrissey (and Four Reasons We Still Love Him Anyway)

By now, everyone's heard that dear old Moz called the entire population of China a subspecies in a recent interview with the Guardian. "Did you see the thing on the news about their treatment of animals and animal welfare? Absolutely horrific. You can't help but feel that the Chinese are a subspecie ... More >>

Street, Heat and Meat: The Long Beach Street Food Fest

Dave Lieberman​Click here for the Long Beach Street Food Fest slideshow!What do you get when you put a couple of thousand people, 21 new-style food trucks, a pretty good cover band, and a beer and margarita tent in a park near the ocean?If you're me, you get a belly full, an earful and a nasty sun ... More >>

Your Essential OC Happy Hour Guide

Where to go for the best deals and drinks

Who Wants to be a Bamboo for Janet Nguyen?

​Political fundraisers sometimes have a theme, usually involving patriotism or some type of activity. Ethnic politicians usually do a riff off their, well, ethnicity. So it's not surprising that First District Supervisor Janet Nguyen is advertising a fundraiser in August as a "Taste of Asia" soire ... More >>

Sharpies and Coffee Cups and Mr. Boey

Photos Courtesy of Cheeming Boey​Boyishly grinning in his black hoodie and jeans, artist Cheeming Boey easily blended into the crowd at Laguna Art Museum's OsCene. (Read Dave Barton's review of the whole exhibit here.) Yet, his exhibit--simply titled "Sharpie on Styrofoam Cup"--stole the spotlight ... More >>

Mike Hynson, Co-Star of 'The Endless Summer,' Resurfaces With Tales of the Brotherhood

!Ask a Mexican!

'Please fully explain your answer and include economical, cultural and quality-of-life issues in 25 words or less'

You Never Know What You're Going to Get

Forrest Gump sucked, but damn it if the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurant aint good

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